Just one hour away from Wellington, this holiday resort offers a choice of accommodation in villas, motels, tourist flats or beachside cottage and also has a large camping ground. Cots are available for hire and their excellent facilities include a restaurant on site (with a children’s menu), playground with a trampoline, sandpit and swings as well as a tennis court, and swimming pool to keep the children entertained. Moveable gas BBQs are for hire.

Right on the beachfront, this family house has a trampoline and very safe beach on the doorstep. There are three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a rumpus room with a table tennis table for the children The property has a trampoline and sand pit, and a park and playground, store and café are just one minute’s walk away.

Mana Motel is the last motel on State Highway 1 before reaching Wellington. It is the ideal family accommodation stopover for travellers crossing Cook. Mana Motel is also convenient to Wellington's centre, tourist attractions, cafes, restaurants, beaches and marina. Accommodation includes 1, 2 and 3 bedroom units, all fully self-contained and sleeping up to 8 people. Upstairs units at Mana Motel have their own balcony with views of the marina, while downstairs units have private porches where you can sit outside and enjoy the newly landscaped gardens, watch the kids at the playground, or entertain in the barbecue area. Mana Motel is pet friendly, feel free to exercise your pet in the backyard or take a short walk over to the domain to the dog-obedience grounds. Heated indoor pool, play area with trampoline and sandpit on-site, and baby furniture available.

This farmstay has six bedrooms, three bathrooms, lounge, dining room, kitchen with dishwasher and microwave and a TV room with a large TV and 6 channel DVD surround sound. There is a 66 key electronic keyboard for the musicians in the family and plenty to do outdoors with 4WD trips, horse riding, tractor rides and bush walks.

These large apartment style units are about a 50 minute drive from central Wellington. The spacious family friendly units have separate bedrooms and full kitchens. A heated swimming pool is available for guests’ use between October and April and there is a children’s playground and sporting equipment, as well as outside tables and chairs, BBQ and picnic table in their spacious grounds. Port-a-cot, highchair, baby’s bath and a pushchair are all available free of charge.

There is a bed for every budget at this Top 10 Holiday Park which is only 12 kilometres from the centre of Wellington. Accommodation ranges from studio park motels and family self contained units to standard cabins and campervan/tent sites. Two portacots and a highchair are available free of charge. There is a large adventure playground, jumping pillow and games room for the children and BBQ areas are provided. Shops and restaurants are five minutes drive away in Petone.

Just 15 minutes from Masterton, this quiet self contained cottage sleeps four, with one double bed and a divan in the lounge. The property has a television, microwave, and washing machine with shower and bath in the private bathroom. Children are welcome. There is an outdoor swimming pool.

This bach is in the Olde Beach area of Waikanae beach and just a stroll to the safe sandy beach, corner store and cafes, as well as a children’s playground and golf course. A selection of books, magazines, toys and board games are provided for the children’s quiet times. The bach has open living, with wooden floors, two bedrooms and an extra single bed in the lounge and a highchair and portacot are available. A sleepout a few steps away has its own bathroom, queen bed and single bed.